Maryland became the 7th state to join the United States of America.
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Vice President Richard Nixon started a goodwill tour in South America to show that the US was committed to the region.
Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Space welcomed its first tourist from Earth.
Flight attendant Clarabelle 'C.B.' Lansing was blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
Explorer Captain James Cook arrived at Botany Bay in Australia.